GRE Word List

ENIGMA

something hard to understand or explain

The meaning of the word enigma is something hard to understand or explain.

Random words

WordMeaning
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence
stringenttight
leave-takingdeparture
mangyaffected with or resulting from mange
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
indecisivemarked by or prone to indecision : irresolute